Paul223 Posted March 21, 2014 Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b03yvl4l/the-hill-farm-episode-1 Nice change to the usual 'townfile' rubbish, says it vey much as it is, well worth a watch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul1966 Posted March 21, 2014 Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 thanks will watch it later on iplayer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sako751sg Posted March 21, 2014 Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 Cracking watch and as you say much better than the usual contrived keech. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad93 Posted March 21, 2014 Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 Enjoyed that a lot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayano3 Posted March 21, 2014 Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 Will have to take a look, what's a hill Paul ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnFreeman1310 Posted March 21, 2014 Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 Well i understand why people think "country folk" are miserable so and so's with all the townie comments made ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted March 21, 2014 Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 Will have to take a look, what's a hill Paul ?? Funny that , I have always wondered that too , I think someone once told me they are like big piles of earth but I think you only see them abroad . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted March 22, 2014 Report Share Posted March 22, 2014 Will have to take a look, what's a hill Paul ?? I may be able to help,the only way I can describe a hill to fen person is to lie face down in a field and open your eyes what you are seeing is like a hill for someone who is standing up in a hilly place but closer, simple, didn't catch the programe but will record next cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul1966 Posted March 22, 2014 Report Share Posted March 22, 2014 watched it last night, was the lamb he found buried in snow and i'm sure he said crows had pecked its eyes still alive? if so i am surprised he did not put it down, of course it could have been done off camera. just wondered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul223 Posted March 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2014 It was a ewe, crows had the eyes and yes she was still alive but her lamb had perished, I'd imagine the farmer would have knocked the ewe on the head shortly after Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keg Posted March 22, 2014 Report Share Posted March 22, 2014 Seen that happen on my mates farm when I was younger. Townies do not believe crows do that.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul223 Posted March 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2014 Well i understand why people think "country folk" are miserable so and so's with all the townie comments made ! Do you think the comments are unfair? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul223 Posted March 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2014 Seen that happen on my mates farm when I was younger. Townies do not believe crows do that....Eyes and/ or tongues, some times with a sheep that has become stranded on it's back they will peck a hole in the stomach, then pull intestines out in bits, surprising how long a sheep lives with its guts splashed around and eyes missing. I wish more farmers would record such things with a photo or two so we wouldn't have silly suggestions like scaring off the birds before shooting them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted March 22, 2014 Report Share Posted March 22, 2014 watched it last night, was the lamb he found buried in snow and i'm sure he said crows had pecked its eyes still alive? if so i am surprised he did not put it down, of course it could have been done off camera. just wondered. happens all the time, if a ewe goes on it's back, it may have a full fleece or lambing any reason, we have hoodie crows, ravens, and great black back gulls all queuing up for blood, I finish em off with a 4-10 (the ewe) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted March 22, 2014 Report Share Posted March 22, 2014 I just watched this on iPlayer. Thanks for posting Paul223. It took me right back to my formative years farming sheep with family in the Mourne mountains in co. Down. It all rings so true, but while the damage done by greybacks was briefly mentioned, there was no mention of the devastation caused by foxes on new lambs and ewes who get caught on their backs. I hated having to collect the dead newborns with a hole in their chest cavity just the size of a fox's muzzle. There's no meat on a newborn and just just ate the contents of the chest cavity. It's a great programme and I'll be watching more on iPlayer, but already I sense a watering down for the tv audience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted March 22, 2014 Report Share Posted March 22, 2014 This series is a stark reminder of how our Farmers struggle day to day and is emotive as well as informative. Its high time that "Countryfile" paid a visit to the real world and stopped feeding us peroxide blondes and pet farmers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longchalk Posted March 22, 2014 Report Share Posted March 22, 2014 Walking back (I say walking, I mean staggering) back to the car with all the decoying kit last weekend, I noticed a dead sheep on its back in the next field. On my second trip it waggled its legs, so I climbed over and found a massively pregnant ewe, going nowhere, totally exhausted. Got it rolled over, and had to physically haul it back onto it's feet, to wobble off to the flock..... And of all the times you WANT to get caught on someone else's land, there was no one about... Next time I hop over to pick up a winged bird I'll probably get sued. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catweazle Posted March 22, 2014 Report Share Posted March 22, 2014 Excellent. That's why we need the BBC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
byjovecarruthers Posted March 22, 2014 Report Share Posted March 22, 2014 Cheers. Great programme and a lovely part of the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnFreeman1310 Posted March 22, 2014 Report Share Posted March 22, 2014 http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b03yvl4l/the-hill-farm-episode-1 Nice change to the usual 'townfile' rubbish, says it vey much as it is, well worth a watch Yes i do its always townie this townie that they ruin the look wearing barber and hunters why not just say its a interesting country program without the insult at the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul223 Posted March 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2014 Yes i do its always townie this townie that they ruin the look wearing barber and hunters why not just say its a interesting country program without the insult at the end. Insult? Townfile I take it, country file is most defiantly edited with non country people in mind, very often referred to as townies, I'd consider it to be a frame of mind rather than where you live! It's only the first of a four part series but so far I think the hill farm is knocking spots off countryfile, showing it up for what it really is! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul223 Posted March 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b03zjdsj/the-hill-farm-episode-2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magman Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 enjoyed that again make sure you post the others up mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magman Posted April 2, 2014 Report Share Posted April 2, 2014 3rd episode if any one is interested http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b04040x8/The_Hill_Farm_Episode_3/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted April 2, 2014 Report Share Posted April 2, 2014 Even if the content was rubbish (which it certainly is not) it would be worth watching for the quality of the camera work , the scenery is breath taking. Finding it hard to fault any part of the programme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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